Kitchens are the heart of the home, the place where you and your family gather and enjoy breakfast, lunch and dinner. Mess builds up quickly and easily as daily life puts your kitchen through its paces. In this article we will cover some of the ways you can make cleaning simpler and pain-free, making the most of new technologies and innovations.
There are tons of cleaning products on the market, from basic washing up liquid to fragrant, environmentally-friendly cleaning solutions. For a DIY version, mix diluted vinegar with bicarbonate of soda and dash of your favourite essential oil, whether it’s lavender or orange, and you have a surface cleaner ready to go.
To make your kitchen last for years and years, treat each surface with care, whether you’re doing a quick cleanup before hosting a dinner party or getting the kids from school.
Lemon juice and bicarbonate of soda on a non-abrasive cloth works really well to remove any oxidation on the copper and restore it to its gleaming best. You can also use this tip for any copper cookware you have to create a shining set of pans hanging above your hob.
If you don’t want to or can’t put in some elbow grease with a scrubber, then look into getting the equivalent of an electric toothbrush in scrubber form. The SonicScrubber comes in various sizes, with detachable brush heads, so you can give all the nooks and crannies in your kitchen a deep clean.
Thankfully technology continues to provide cleaning innovations to make your life easier. Vacuum cleaners have become more and more powerful in the past decade, but now you can build one into your plinth to make sweeping even simpler so you don’t even have to get a proper vacuum cleaner out! They are especially great if you have cats or dogs that tend to shed, providing a quick way to get rid of all the hair and fur that will otherwise build up. Just sweep your floor, hit the switch and away it all goes. Papilio can easily build a slim-line vacuum into your plinth, so your bespoke kitchen is kept spick and span.
Speaking of pets, if you have cats then you know the constant chore of emptying their litter box. Make the process easier with a futuristic self-cleaning litter box that sorts the clean litter from the clumps and puts the waste into a carbon-filtered drawer. Perfect, whether you have one cat or ten.
Another alternative to the traditional vacuum cleaner is the robot vacuum cleaners that are coming onto the market at the moment. Via an app, you can direct them to do the cleaning from the comfort of your favourite armchair or while at work. You can also now get robot mops with different settings from wet mopping, dry mopping and sweeping. But, they can be less useful if you have an uneven floor or if you have steps in your room.
Sub-Zero and Wolf stock the best cleaning products and filters for all your beautiful appliances, from your oven to your coffee system. The craftsmanship of their fridges will keep the food in your bespoke kitchen fresher for longer between cleans. Keep your induction hobs shining and your wine fridge gleaming all year round.
Invest in one of our Papilio bespoke kitchens, designed by our experts to make the most of your space in the style you desire, whether you’re looking for a contemporary kitchen or something more traditional.
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